244
submitted 5 months ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

They are, in fact, the worst rules to live by. Ignoring the fact that there are multiple version of them and they're not even the ones the Bible actually calls the ten commandments, here's a brief rundown:

  1. You shall have no other gods before Me. - How is this a good rule to live by? Why does everyone have to worship Yaweh?
  2. You shall make no idols. - Why does this matter?
  3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. - Or this?
  4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. - Or this?
  5. Honor your father and your mother. - What if your mother beats you? What if your father rapes you?
  6. You shall not murder. - Okay, sure, based on your definition of murder I guess one good rule in there.
  7. You shall not commit adultery. - What if your partner is okay with it? Is it still wrong?
  8. You shall not steal. - Not even food to feed your starving children?
  9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - Okay, sure, lying is usually a bad thing. Not always, but usually.
  10. You shall not covet. - Good luck with that one. Even Elon Musk wants things he can't have.

So other than 'don't murder' and 'don't lie,' which both can arguably have circumstances in which they are necessary, they don't seem like good rules to live by to me.

this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
244 points (98.4% liked)

News

23293 readers
5038 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS